Great stores in/around ATL?
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Mr_Knightley
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Pure Reef in Alpharetta, off highway 9. Of all of the stores I've visited in the area, they are consistently the best. They have a fantastic fish-only selection as well as a good selection of coral and inverts. The only problem with them is that, due to their area, they upcharge a decent bit over other stores. But it's honestly worth it for the quality of the livestock and customer service.
there was a store in Woodstock that I used to visit, it's called Creation Pet & Reef, and it used to be an absolutely fantastic store. However, change of management came along in mid 2016 and the store went from a reef store to a "general pet store", and the quality of all of their offerings have plummeted to crap.
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Seachelle
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I'll definitely check out Pure Reef! Thanks for including places I should avoid, too! I'm only going to be in town for 3 days, so I don't want to waste time at bad stores.
Rednamalas
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I personally am a fan of Nemo's Aquarium. I have gone to Nemo's for upwards of four years at this point and I have rarely ever received a sick fish. Their coral selection isn't massive but I can usually find what I'm looking for as long as it isn't too specific or hard to find. While I haven't personally gone, I've heard great things about Pure Reef and I intend to go at some point. Hope this helps.
TDiefRN
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We've been to most in north ATL area prefer Nemo's and Reef Shak.
Nemo's only has a Facebook page so here's a screenshot of the Google search.
Edit: yes Pure reef in Alpharetta too!
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Seachelle
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Thank you! Healthy fish are absolutely a priority for me! I'm looking for the first fish(es) for my new tank, and while I plan on QTing, it would definitely make it easier to start with healthy fish!
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Seachelle
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We've been to most in north ATL area prefer Nemo's and Reef Shak.
Nemo's only has a Facebook page so here's a screenshot of the Google search.
Edit: yes Pure reef in Alpharetta too!
Does Reef Shac have fish too? Or only corals? Thanks for your input!
Radman73
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Pure Reef and Reef Shac. Been to both when I used to live there. Pure Reef is a phenomenal store. I bought the majority of fish form PR when I lived in Atlanta. Spotless facility and always very friendly.
Reef Shac is a great guy to talk with. He was just getting started as I moved away though.
Reef Shac is a great guy to talk with. He was just getting started as I moved away though.
billyocean
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Nemos...two locations, pure reef, reef shack (they have fish and update on Facebook every tuesday, you can order also). Optimum in kennesaw is decent. Creation in woodstock usually has healthy fish but coral selection is lackluster. There's one in Athens I've heard good things about but have never been there.
Billldg
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I would look at Pure Reef for your location.
I also bought my 1st saltwater tank from them.
I also bought my 1st saltwater tank from them.
Sorry I didn't see this yesterday!
Yes but only a very small selection of fish. This is a great place to look at some coral if you are in the area with great prices but very small compared to other. I like to go just to chat with Chris is hes there. So much knowledge and eager to share!
I have never been but heard good things about it and they have a large store. https://www.thefishstore.com/
like my wife @TDiefRN said, are goto are usually Nemo's and Pure Reef. I saw someone mentioned Atlanta Aquarium in Duluth. He has lots of great coral but not much in fish selection anymore.
My suggestion would be to plan out where you are heading and hit the stores in that area.
North East side would be Atlanta Aquarium, Nemo's
West side (Kennesaw/Marietta/Alpharetta) would be Pure Reef, Reef Shack, Premier Aquatics, Optimum Aquarium but I am not a fan of Optimum.
If your looking for just fish, I would go to Pure Reef first Premier Aquatics or Nemo's second but I've always wanted to check out The Fish Store in chamblee.
We are very luck in our area to have many lfs to chose from but they are scattered around
Winded but hope this helps!
Rednamalas
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I will say, I've been to the fish store a couple of times and I had good experiences overall, but last time I went they seemed to be closed. Haven't gone back since, but I heard they shut their doors, but I'm not sure if there's any truth to that.
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Seachelle
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This is amazing help! Thank you!!Sorry I didn't see this yesterday!
Yes but only a very small selection of fish. This is a great place to look at some coral if you are in the area with great prices but very small compared to other. I like to go just to chat with Chris is hes there. So much knowledge and eager to share!
I have never been but heard good things about it and they have a large store. https://www.thefishstore.com/
like my wife @TDiefRN said, are goto are usually Nemo's and Pure Reef. I saw someone mentioned Atlanta Aquarium in Duluth. He has lots of great coral but not much in fish selection anymore.
My suggestion would be to plan out where you are heading and hit the stores in that area.
North East side would be Atlanta Aquarium, Nemo's
West side (Kennesaw/Marietta/Alpharetta) would be Pure Reef, Reef Shack, Premier Aquatics, Optimum Aquarium but I am not a fan of Optimum.
If your looking for just fish, I would go to Pure Reef first Premier Aquatics or Nemo's second but I've always wanted to check out The Fish Store in chamblee.
We are very luck in our area to have many lfs to chose from but they are scattered around
Winded but hope this helps!
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